Bon Jovi named top touring act of 2010 (Reuters)

NASHVILLE (Billboard) – since 1986, only two bands claimed the honor as the Act of extrapolation top twice in three years: the rolling stones (1998 and 1999) and the grateful dead (1991 and 1993).

But this year, another act can claim that title: Bon Jovi.

For the second time in three years, Bon Jovi ranks as the Act of the highest-grossing tourism. The band's success, this year and earlier in 2008, shows that, surprisingly, the group is hitting its peak touring 26 years after the release of his debut album.

Standings at no. 1 on the chart year end Top 25 laps with the circle trek carries more cachet with industry more with the fans, Jon Bon Jovi recognizes.

"It's funny, because there is of course a part of you that are very proud," says the singer, call from Japan following two sellout performances of the band at the Tokyo Dome. "In the industry which means something; This doesn't mean anything to the public. But in the industry, all your peers look down. They're going to see some sort of year-end charts for everything: albums, singles, touring. Is an asterisk industry very beautiful, for sure. U2 are paying attention. "

Bon Jovi says fans are not performances, because the band is the top Act of touring. "They came to see because they have seen before and that are willing to spend their dollars USA e getta", says, adding that the band not exposed at the top of the Billboard Boxscore. "Don't you think. In order to break the records that you just do it to meet the need. "

In an ongoing global trekking promoted by AEG Live which saw the band play stadiums and arenas, Bon Jovi reportedly grosses Boxscore by November 20, 2009, through the 28 November 2010, presence of 1,591, 154 to 69 sellouts "and $146,507,388. When was Bon Jovi peaks for the year 2008 with his Lost Highway tour, trekking, finished with a gross of $ 210 million, 10-greatest of all time.

"The most important thing to remember this tour is that having a great plan executed by an amazing team delivers results," says the band co-manager, Paul Korzilius, which worked Bon Jovi Tour from the days before headliner of the band. "What is involved is Bon Jovi has always expressed the promise of an incredible live show and has always stayed with records and their individual. And the customer, that we love, responding.

The trek 2010-11 is AEG Live third outing with Bon Jovi, following is a Nice Day tour 2005-06 and Lost Highway tour in 2007-08, which earned a combined 342 million and moved to 3 million tickets worldwide, according to Billboard Boxscore.

"I joke with Jon:" Bon Jovi is the gift that keeps on giving us promoters, ' "AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips says."Bon Jovi is like our U2, which anchor client. A lot of times, when a company is their third tour with an Act, loses some the shining first tour in terms of enthusiasm and attention to detail. In this case, only intensifies. Claims that band's work ethic and ability, Jake to work with an organization and get the most out of it. The bottom line is when a band is as loyal to a company, as they are for us, we owe it back to them in spades. "

The current tour might consider Bon Jovi more ambitious, at least for the modern age, says Korzilius. "But Bon Jovi got to where they are of great music performed live, and that meant touring, touring, touring on a worldwide basis from the outset," says.

Bon Jovi agrees that the tour might be the band's most ambitious in a while, at least in terms of length and scope. "Lost Highway was, I believe, a tour of 100-show, and we got accustomed to this kind of 100-spectacle of a run," he says. "This will probably 140 shows everyone says, so it's a bit ambitious."But when Paul and sat with calendar, it has travelled along in a way that is very feasible.»

Basic routing of circle tour started off with a couple of dates February 19 and 20 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, followed by runs through North America, Spain and the Netherlands-and a booth 12-night at the O2 Arena in London that grossed over $ 18 million. Then it was back home in July to the end of a four-sellout stand at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which, combined with the first three performances of running in may, has had more than $ 21 million and attracted 200,000-plus fans.

The band played American stages this summer, then headed to Mexico and Latin America for a fall box office-busting performed. As a result of promoting the release of new album "Greatest Hits" Island Records in November, Bon Jovi revival tour in Japan, Australia and New Zealand before a holiday break.

While the race has evolved from the circle tour for the tour's Greatest Hits, the same production will ramp up again in the United States in February through April 15, then head for the stadiums in Europe may 15 July 15.

The band and its management recognized the challenge of launching a tour of this scale in times of economic uncertainty.

"We are aware of this," says Bon Jovi. "We were aware of it routing and were aware that last night at the stadium. People don't have that kind of income in the middle of the week, a school of night, a night of work. Ticket prices are what they are here, as well as unemployment is high. We were aware of all these factors, but this is where he had to adapt, so we were willing to sacrifice a few things for the opportunity to come ".

(Edited by Bob Tourtellotte)

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